"Little lady, don't run away. You can't run away. As long as you are obedient, I won't hurt you."
The big man with a full beard looked at the young lady in white clothes who was running in a panic and gave her sincere advice.
"You, don't come over here."
Although the young lady tried her best to remain calm, her voice was trembling. She looked at the big man holding a knife opposite her and felt despair in her heart.
Is she going to die at the hands of this robber just like her father?
The young lady was walking backwards when her foot slipped and she was suddenly very close to the bearded man, who was about to grab the young lady.
At the critical moment, the bearded man suddenly dodged to the side and withdrew his hand.
The young lady opened her eyes and saw a flash of a knife passing by where the big man had just been.
If he hadn't dodged just now, the knife would have hit his back.
"Who? How dare you attack me?"
The bearded man dodged the knife and looked back, only to see a short and thin woman standing there.
It was either Miaoyan or someone else. She ignored the big man's questions and chopped him down with two more swords.
Miaoyan knew that she was injured and that any further delay would be disadvantageous to her.
The two fought back and forth for a few times, then each took a step back.
Miao Yan felt that the energy in her body had become so thin that it was almost non-existent. Once she mobilized it, she felt pain in her meridians all over her body. After a few rounds, she had several more wounds on her body and her mouth was full of the smell of blood.
The big man opposite took a few steps back, looked at the wound on his body and sighed that it was weird. This woman was ridiculously strong and her sword moves were extremely fast. If her sword skills didn't seem so unfamiliar, he would have been defeated.
After a few breaths, the bearded man saw that Miaoyan's face was not right, so he raised his knife and shouted and slashed at him several times. Miaoyan blocked the knives, but couldn't help spitting out blood.
"Miao Yan, be careful." The lady shouted when she saw this.
It turned out that the big man chopped him with his knife again, and Miao Yan was in great danger.
“Swoosh~”
A sound of breaking through the air was heard, and the big man fell to the ground with his eyes wide open.
A man in armor walked out of the woods, holding a longbow in his hand.
Miao Yan looked at the arrow that pierced the big man's chest, then looked at the longbow in his hand without saying a word.
She wiped the blood from the corner of her mouth and retreated to the young lady's side.
The young lady looked at the bleeding wounds on Miaoyan's body with tears in her eyes, and supported her with trembling hands.
At this time, the man said: "You are the owner of the carriage outside."
The young lady was stunned for a moment, then looked at the man's armor and asked tentatively, "We are the women of the general's family. Who are you?"
"Female relatives," the man repeated, his tone ambiguous. He looked at the young lady's face, which was in disarray but still showed its unique charm. After a long smile, he said, "I am Shi Ziyuan, the third child. Logically, you should call me cousin."
"cousin?"
Upon hearing this, the young lady looked at Shi Ziyuan. He had thick eyebrows and deep eyes that made people dare not underestimate him. At this moment, a slight smile appeared at the corner of his mouth, and a hint of kindness appeared on his angular face.
Just as the young lady was about to speak, a small group of soldiers appeared from the woods and surrounded the area. The leader walked up to Shi Ziyuan and said, "General, we only saw one body."
After saying that, a soldier behind him threw out the body of a big man.
Shi Ziyuan glanced at Miao Yan, who was covered in knife wounds, and said, "Notify everyone to withdraw the troops."
"Cousin, let's go."
The carriage changed horses, and Miss, Shanhu and Miaoyan were escorted back to the general's mansion by Shi Ziyuan in the carriage.
This time the young lady arrived safely and met Old Lady Wang who was waiting for her in the mansion.
…
"Shanhu, give this box of medicine to Miaoyan and tell her to apply it every day."
"Yes, miss."
A few days have passed since that thrilling return home. Shanhu's fever has subsided and she has recovered as before, but Miaoyan is still recovering from her wounds.
She was not clear about what happened after that day, but looking at the wounds on Miaoyan's body, she knew that something had happened again. Shanhu put the medicine away and was not jealous of the young lady's love for Miaoyan.
She can't compare and doesn't want to compare, as it cost her life.
After helping Miss Shanhu wash up, she quietly left the room, leaving the young lady looking at the woman in the mirror and combing her long black hair.
She remembered the marriage her grandmother had mentioned today.
"Zhi'er, what are your plans for marriage?"
"Grandma, marriage is a matter of great importance. It's decided by the parents and the matchmaker. Zhi'er..."
"Zhi'er, what do you think of your third cousin?"
"Cousin? Grandma, what do you want?"
Old Lady Wang wanted her to marry into the family, but the young lady felt melancholy and unsure what to do.
These days, whenever she went to pay her respects, she would always run into this cousin.
The box of ointment just now was also sent by this cousin. Thinking of Miaoyan's scars all over her body, Miss Miaoyan accepted it, but she was a little worried about her marriage.
…
Miaoyan didn't know about her young lady's troubles. After Shanhu massaged her and applied the medicine on her, she lay on the bed and had the rare opportunity to watch the audience in the live broadcast room chatting.
[Xuan Fan Worker: "The anchor's mission this time is so pitiful."]
[Exquisite Little Daidai: "I think it's very handsome, saving a beautiful woman from danger."]
[Night jogger: "The host's swordsmanship is average. He should practice his martial arts."]
[My crazy self: "The anchor looks even better covered in blood."]
Miaoyan looked at these comments and felt that some of them were quite right. Her future missions might not all be in a peaceful world, so she should upgrade her own strength.
At her current level, it's really not that good.
Miao Yan: "099, how many points will the official mission reward be?"
099: "Host, 099 is currently accepting entry-level missions. If you complete them well, you will receive 2,000 points."
Thinking about the more than 300 points he currently had, Miao Yan sighed.
099 looked at Miao Yan's disappointment and encouraged her, "Host, if you want martial arts skills, 099 can keep an eye out for them. If there are any related tasks, just grab them for the host."
Miao Yan thought about the days of escaping at the beginning of this mission and said, "099, let's discuss it. Next time we take on a mission, can you show it to me in advance?"
099 pointed at his finger: "Host, 099 understands and will discuss this with you."
"By the way, how is the progress of 099's mission now?"
099: "The mission progress is 80%, but host, your reputation value in this world has not yet been lit up."
Miao Yan didn't respond to the question of a maid wanting to have a reputation in such an ancient world.
The task is halfway done, and the rest can be slowly polished, so don't worry about Miao Yan.
The only wound on her body that had not healed yet was on her arm. The young lady considerately let her rest, and she took this opportunity to practice the Bone Tempering Technique every day, and found that the aura had become stronger.
If she met the two again, she would definitely not be so embarrassed.
When she thought of the two big men, she thought of the boxing book. Miaoyan thought that there are always suitable and unsuitable people. For example, the boxing book was not suitable for her.
She wondered if she would ever have the chance to find someone to practice her knife skills, as she felt she preferred the knife.
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